Book Mode
Opens the Books app, then prompts you to confirm setting orientation lock so the screen doesn’t rotate. When run from Mac, opens the app in fullscreen.
Open Books library
Changes the Books app view to the Library tab to show all your Books, PDFs, Samples, and more.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Books%20library
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Books%20library
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Books library”
end tell
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Open a book from my library
Opens a specific book from your library, prompting you to pick which book.
Turn on continuous scroll
Activates the Books setting that allows you to read endlessly without turning pages.
Search by ISBN
Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
Open Finished books
Opens the Books app to the Finished tab where you can see past books you’ve completed.
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Play Upgrade
Plays the Upgrade podcast from Relay.FM with Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.
Show books I want to read
Opens the Books app to the “Want to Read” section that’s built up when you mark books as such.
Press the Button
Activates any SwitchBot device to press a physical button using the hardware trigger.
Crop the subject out
Removes the background of a photo, cropping the remaining subject to remove blank space.
Open video notes
Presents a menu of the main folder and various subfolders for my Video notes in the Notes open, then opens into the chosen folder using Show Notes Folder.
Open Amazon wish lists
Opens your Amazon wish list page where you can curate items you want, and share your lists with others.
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